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1. Make a neuropsychological appointment ASAP at a reputable psychologist's. Stixrud is the best. There's probably a waitlist, the best you can hope for is to be seen before the end of the summer, but maybe not. The report will therefore not come in before the beginning of the next school year.

2. Contact the school, ask for an IEP meeting. IEP meetings can be scheduled year-round. At the meeting, explain the situation, the symptoms, their severity, the daily impact on the student's academics. Ask for the maximum amount of extra time they are willing to give pending the result of the neuropsychological eval, ask for a lightened work load, ask for a resource class where a resource teacher can help her with organization. They will want to do their own eval in house, which will be extremely low quality (which is why you need your own). Without a diagnosis, it's going to be difficult to get what she needs, but you're very late and you need to start all the balls rolling at once.

3. Talk to her pediatrician, ask for a psychiatrist referral. A ped cannot diagnose and treat ADHD, OCD, etc. Consult the psychiatrist. If applicable, start stimulants for ADHD, or meds for anxiety (or both).

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